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A bit of one, a bit of the other. The list that gets an absolute majority (whether in the first or second round) gets one quarter of the seats on the regional council as a "base". The remaining three-quarters are distributed proportionally, with a threshold of 5% for getting a seat. So it's proportional with a big advantage to the winning list (intended to produce a clear majority in the council and avoid a "hung" council or constantly shifting coalitions).
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The rules can be found in the
French wikipedia
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The brainless should not be in banking
-- Willem Buiter
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Yup.
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The real reason behind the majority bonus is that in 1998 the regional barons proved they couldn't refrain themselves from allying with the FN when faced with the prospect of losing their chauffeur driven cars - in many regions the PS had a plurality but UMP + FN had a majority. The bonus was instituted to prevent that situation - and hide the reality of the position of many right wing apparatchik when it came to alliances with the far right.
Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
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